Women & Dementia: A Global Challenge
Извор: WUNRN – 02.03.2018
Global Alzheimer’s & Dementia Action Alliance
Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2017 Publication
Our Women & Dementia: A Global Challenge report, collates published research on the issue and highlights that the prevalence, care burden and stigma of dementia disproportionately affects women, making it a global women’s health, social care and rights challenge that can no longer be ignored.
Every Child Alive: The Urgent Need to End Newborn Deaths - UNICEF
Извор: WUNRN – 26.02.2018
Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning one month old. One million of them take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. However, millions of these young lives could be saved every year if every mother and every baby had access to affordable, quality health care, good nutrition and clean water. This report addresses the challenges of keeping every child alive, and calls for strong cooperation among governments, businesses, health-care providers, communities and families to give every newborn a fair chance to survive, and to collectively work towards the achievement of universal health coverage, and a world where no newborn dies of a preventable cause.
State of the World's Human Rights Report 2017/18 - Amnesty International
Извор: WUNRN – 24.02.2018
A vast Women’s March centered on the USA and with offshoots around the world showcased the growing influence of new social movements, as did the #MeToo phenomenon and Latin America’s “Ni Una Menos” – which denounced violence against women and girls.
“The indomitable spirit of the women leading powerful human rights movements reminds us that the desire for equality, dignity and justice will never be extinguished. There is a palpable sense that protest movements are on the rise globally. If governments stand against such movements, they will erode their legitimacy,” said the Amnesty International Secretary General.
EU Gender Equality Index 2017: We Cannot Be Silent About Violence
Извор: WUNRN – 10.02.2018
November 2017 - Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the statistics show. Almost one in two women (47%) who have experienced violence have never told anyone, whether that be the police, health services, a friend, neighbour or colleague. Disclosed violence is only a fraction of the reality.
“Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality. In societies that tolerate violence, fail to punish perpetrators and blame victims, women are less likely to speak about it.
World Employment & Social Outlook – Trends 2018
Извор: WUNRN – 04.02.2018
The ILO's World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2018 examines the current state of the labour market, assessing the most recent developments and making global and regional projections of unemployment, vulnerable employment and working poverty.
The report analyses key job quality indicators, devoting particular attention to informality, underemployment and temporary employment. It also takes stock of structural sectoral shifts and ageing, two long-term trends likely to add further pressures on the labour market.
Sexual Harassment: At Least 2 Billion Women Worldwide - Surveys
Извор: WUNRN – 02.02.2018
By Joseph Chamie - Joseph Chamie is an independent consulting demographer and a former director of the United Nations Population Division. -
NEW YORK, Feb 1 2018 (IPS) - Most of the world’s women have experienced sexual harassment. Based on available country surveys, it is estimated that no less than 75 percent of the world’s 2.7 billion women aged 18 years and older, or at least 2 billion women, have been sexually harassed (Figure 1).
A Contemporary View of "Family" in International Human Rights Law & Relevant for the SDG's
Извор: WUNRN – 01.02.2018
WHO European Healthy Cities Network Summit of Mayors
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 12.02.2018
12–13 February 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
The summit brings together political leaders from across the European Region and beyond. It will be attended by 43 mayors and 85 other political representatives. Participants will discuss how placing health and well-being at the heart of urban development can ensure it is equitable and sustainable.
Socially, culturally and politically, cities are more important than ever before. Within a complex world of many levels of government, numerous sectors working towards similar goals, and a broadening range of stakeholders involved in the pursuit of health and well-being, cities are uniquely placed to provide leadership.
Global summit highlights solutions to end violence against children, calls for accelerated action
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 09.02.2018
9 February 2018 - GENEVA. Globally, up to 1 billion children aged 2-17 years – or one in two children – have suffered physical, sexual or emotional violence or neglect in the past year. WHO will be joining global efforts next week aimed at promoting solutions, and reinforcing global commitments, to end all forms of violence against children.
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will participate in The Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit, being held in Stockholm Sweden, from 14-15 February. Also participating will be HM Queen Silvia of Sweden, 30 ministers, the heads of UNICEF and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as senior officials from development agencies, foundations and nongovernmental organizations.
Sixty five cities commit to health and well-being as drivers of urban development: two out of three people in the WHO European Region live in urban environments
Извор: Светска здравствена организација - 08.02.2018
Copenhagen, 8 February 2018
Thirty seven mayors will be attending the Summit of Mayors, organized by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe at UN City, Copenhagen on 12–13 February, alongside a further 80 high-ranking politicians, advisers and other civic representatives from all over the world. Almost 125 million people from Paraguay to the Russian Federation are represented by the participants in this high-level meeting.
The Regional Office is bringing together mayors, politicians and technical experts on health and well-being, under the auspices of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network, to discuss health, politics and the future.